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* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: [[spoiler:After Fabién Voss is done with her, Astrid revives as a ''highblood'' soon after. When Gabriel comes to, both of them realize [[StakingTheLovedOne what needs to be done]]. To add insult to enjory, Gabriel's last memory of her is now forever in her undead state.]]
* FemmeFatale: PlayedWith. At first, she seems a strong-headed, wilful and ambitious young woman who plays Gabriel like a fiddle in order to enact her own desires. Isabella later explicitly warns Gabriel against falling for her, saying he won't be the first man she has led around the bend. However, after they become an item, Astrid mellows out considerably, and her antics in retrospect seem more akin to a TricksterGirlfriend than a proper ''fatale''.
* FemmeFatale: PlayedWith. At first, she seems a strong-headed, wilful and ambitious young woman who plays Gabriel like a fiddle in order to enact her own desires. Isabella later explicitly warns Gabriel against falling for her, saying he won't be the first man she has led around the bend. However, after they become an item, Astrid mellows out considerably, and her antics in retrospect seem more akin to a TricksterGirlfriend than a proper ''fatale''.
* LockedAwayInAMonastery: As the emperor's bastard, Astrid came to represent a threat to empress Isabella's legitimacy and the claim of her own children. Thus, she is sent away to join the Silver Sorority at San Michon. And hates every second of it, until Gabriel arrives.
* KissOfDeath: [[spoiler:Both Astrid and Gabriel understand she has to die following her Becoming. Gabriel decides to kill her by draining her to the last drop of blood.]]
* KissOfTheVampire: She is the one who initially goads Gabriel into drinking her blood, so that she can experience the sensation of a vampire bite. After they are exiled, drinking her becomes Gabriel's main method of supressing his thirst. [[spoiler:This has dire consequences for him once she becomes unavailable...]]
* KissOfDeath: [[spoiler:Both Astrid and Gabriel understand she has to die following her Becoming. Gabriel decides to kill her by draining her to the last drop of blood.]]
* KissOfTheVampire: She is the one who initially goads Gabriel into drinking her blood, so that she can experience the sensation of a vampire bite. After they are exiled, drinking her becomes Gabriel's main method of supressing his thirst. [[spoiler:This has dire consequences for him once she becomes unavailable...]]
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* RoyalBastard: Astrid eventually reveals herself to be the illegitimate daughter of emperor Alexandre himself, having been raised at the imperial court. But for a twist of fate, she may well have been legitimized as an imperial princess, but Isabella opted to get her and her mother out of the way instead by interning both in monasteries. Astrid certainly retains a regal attitude, if nothing else.
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* RavenHairIvorySkin: Fits the archetype to a T, with a beauty spot under her eye in tow. [[spoiler:Becomes doubly true in her final moments, after she Becomes a vampire.]]
* RoyalBastard: Astrid eventually reveals herself to be the illegitimate daughter of emperor Alexandre himself, having been raised at the imperialcourt.court in Augustin. But for a twist of fate, she may well have been legitimized as an imperial princess, but Isabella opted to get her and her mother out of the way instead by interning both in monasteries. Astrid certainly retains a regal attitude, if nothing else.
* RoyalBastard: Astrid eventually reveals herself to be the illegitimate daughter of emperor Alexandre himself, having been raised at the imperial
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* GlasgowGrin: Has a nasty scar slashed across his cheeks forming a mock smile - a parting gift from a duskdancer he had slain many years ago.
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* GlasgowGrin: Has a nasty scar slashed across his cheeks forming a mock smile - a parting gift from a duskdancer ''duskdancer'' he had slain many years ago.
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* {{Hypocrite}}: He is savage and unforgiving in his training methods, constantly deriding his pupils for their "weakness" and always eager to remind them how "want is weakness". [[spoiler:He is eventually revealed to have succumbed to the ''sangiré'' long ago, having been both feeding off and sleeping with his assistant sister Aoife for months at least, and later draining a serving maid in Coste to death.]]
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* {{Hypocrite}}: He is savage and unforgiving in his training methods, constantly deriding his pupils for their "weakness" "failures" and always eager to remind them how "want is weakness". [[spoiler:He is eventually revealed to have succumbed to the ''sangiré'' long ago, having been both feeding off and sleeping with his assistant sister Aoife for months at least, and later draining a serving maid in Coste to death.]]
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* IronicEcho: "Want is weakness", Talon's favourite saying, is repeated back to him [[spoiler:by Gabriel when the latter exposes the former's enslavement to the ''sangiré''.]]
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* IronicEcho: "Want is weakness", Talon's favourite saying, is repeated back to him [[spoiler:by Gabriel when the latter exposes the former's enslavement to descent into the ''sangiré''.]]
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* FireForgedFriends: With Gabriel, unlikely as that initially seems. During their joint hunt in Coste, Gabriel disobeys his orders saving Aaron's cousin, which earns him a beating from Greyhand only cut short by Aaron's good word. In the subsequent battle, the duo fight side by side and wind up surviving by a hair's breath, gaining each other's trust. Finally, their bond culminates during the desperate Battle of Twins, being the only two Silversaints present to stop a massive horde of the Dead from crossing over the mountains.
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* FireForgedFriends: With Gabriel, unlikely as that initially seems. During their joint hunt in Coste, Gabriel disobeys his orders saving Aaron's cousin, which earns him a beating from Greyhand only cut short by Aaron's good word. In the subsequent battle, the duo fight side by side and wind up surviving by a hair's breath, breadth, gaining each other's trust. Finally, their bond culminates during the desperate Battle of Twins, being the only two Silversaints present to stop a massive horde of the Dead from crossing over the mountains.
* TheApprentice: The only apprentince Gabriel de León had ever decided to take in, primarily due to the unique and grim circumstances the two of them initially met under. Gabriel taught Lachie pretty much everything he knew, and Lachlan was almost religiously devoted to the man who had chosen to rescue him from Dyvok servitude where so many others would have put him down on the spot.
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* CainAndAbel: An Abel of a sort to Nikita's Cain. Both of them are "sons" to Tolyev, but where one was begotten by Becoming his broodson, the other was naturally born from his blood. Nikita toyed with and bullied Lachlan ever since the boy could remember, under the guise of "making him stronger", and now sees the ''paleblood'' as nothing but a traitor to his own kin. Lachie, for his part, has nothing but contempt and righteous anger left for his former "big brother".
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* CainAndAbel: An Abel of a sort to Nikita's Cain. Both of them are "sons" to Tolyev, but where one was naturally born from his blood, the other was begotten by Becoming his broodson, the other was naturally born from his blood. broodson. Nikita toyed with and bullied Lachlan ever since the boy could remember, all under the guise of "making him stronger", and now sees the ''paleblood'' as nothing but a traitor to his own kin. Lachie, for his part, has nothing but contempt and righteous anger left for his former "big brother".
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* HeelFaceTurn: Lachlan was originally enthralled to his father Tolyev and fought as a champion among the Dyvok thrallswords. Gabriel sparing his life and showing him kindness while in captivity was what helped chip away at Lachlan's brainwashing, and allowed him to eventually betray his father's hideaway to Gabriel. After Tolyev died, the young ''paleblood'' immediately joined the Silver Order to repent for his sins.
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* HeelFaceTurn: Lachlan was originally enthralled to his father Tolyev and fought as a champion among the Dyvok thrallswords. Gabriel sparing his life and showing him kindness while in captivity was what helped chip away at Lachlan's brainwashing, and allowed him to eventually betray his father's hideaway to Gabriel. After Tolyev died, was slain, the young ''paleblood'' immediately joined the Silver Order Ordo Argent to repent for his sins.
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* ApronMatron: Stern and joyless though she may be, Charlotte genuinely cares for the safety and well-being of the Silver Sorority, and is genuinely sympathetic to the plight of their fellow Silversaints, viewing them as tragic beings.
* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler:She meets her end when Laure Voss manages bypass her holy aura by throwing Gabriel's sword at her, splitting her head open.]]
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Charlotte stands between the injured Gabriel and Laure Voss herself, paying with her life when Laure figures how to circumvent her HolyHalo, but providing Gabriel with just enough time to collect himself and finish the job.]]
* PowerGlows: Like most true believers of the One Faith, Charlotte can make her wheel literally glow during prayer, its golden light being strong enough to repel even ''ancien'' vampires [[spoiler:such as Laure Voss]].
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Despite not being averse to physical punishment and tolerating precisely zero disobedience from her pupils, Charlotte is ultimately a caring and thoughtful Prioress for the Sorority. [[spoiler:After Aoife's murder, she is readily convinced to begin training the Sisterhood in firearm usage and rudimentary self-defence, a practice which outlives even her tenure.]] [[spoiler:She also believes Gabriel's discovery of the Voss's true plans without much hesitation and even agrees to free Aaron and Baptiste to aid in the coming battle.]]
* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler:She meets her end when Laure Voss manages bypass her holy aura by throwing Gabriel's sword at her, splitting her head open.]]
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Charlotte stands between the injured Gabriel and Laure Voss herself, paying with her life when Laure figures how to circumvent her HolyHalo, but providing Gabriel with just enough time to collect himself and finish the job.]]
* PowerGlows: Like most true believers of the One Faith, Charlotte can make her wheel literally glow during prayer, its golden light being strong enough to repel even ''ancien'' vampires [[spoiler:such as Laure Voss]].
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Despite not being averse to physical punishment and tolerating precisely zero disobedience from her pupils, Charlotte is ultimately a caring and thoughtful Prioress for the Sorority. [[spoiler:After Aoife's murder, she is readily convinced to begin training the Sisterhood in firearm usage and rudimentary self-defence, a practice which outlives even her tenure.]] [[spoiler:She also believes Gabriel's discovery of the Voss's true plans without much hesitation and even agrees to free Aaron and Baptiste to aid in the coming battle.]]
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* ForbiddenLove: With Gabriel de León, him being a Silversaint sworn to celibacy, her being a Silver Sister sworn to God himself. Nevertheless, they carry on their affair in secret for five years and then marry out in the open after being excommunicated for blasphemy.
* HappilyMarried: To Gabriel, for the eleven years they lived in exile. [[spoiler:Untill Fabién Voss came knocking...]]
* TheLostLenore: [[spoiler:To Gabriel, following her demise at the Forever King's hands. Gabriel repeatedly has vivid hallucinations of her and their daughter, Patience, while travelling north to avenge them, and keeps thinking of her even while conscious.]]
* MamaBear: [[spoiler:She tries to kill Fabién Voss, the Forever King, the oldest living vampire in existence, with a kitchen knife, just because he was threatening her daughter. Little good it does her.]]
* PreMortemOneLiner: Has a pretty awesome one against [[spoiler:Laure Voss]], right before helping Gabriel land the killing blow.
-->'''Astrid Rennier:''' "The only queen on this mountain is ''me''."
* RoyalBastard: Astrid eventually reveals herself to be the illegitimate daughter of emperor Alexandre himself, having been raised at the imperial court. But for a twist of fate, she may well have been legitimized as an imperial princess, but Isabella opted to get her and her mother out of the way instead by interning both in monasteries. Astrid certainly retains a regal attitude, if nothing else.
-->'''Astrid Rennier:''' "I'm a fucking queen."
* SophisticatedAsHell: Astrid is prodigiously educated, extremely well read and not a little clever. She is also incredibly crass and often [[SirSwearsALot swears like a drunk sailor]]. These two factors make for some... memorable dialogue involving her. Chloe has a habit of fruitlessly calling her out for blasphemy, though usually this is PlayedForLaughs.
* HappilyMarried: To Gabriel, for the eleven years they lived in exile. [[spoiler:Untill Fabién Voss came knocking...]]
* TheLostLenore: [[spoiler:To Gabriel, following her demise at the Forever King's hands. Gabriel repeatedly has vivid hallucinations of her and their daughter, Patience, while travelling north to avenge them, and keeps thinking of her even while conscious.]]
* MamaBear: [[spoiler:She tries to kill Fabién Voss, the Forever King, the oldest living vampire in existence, with a kitchen knife, just because he was threatening her daughter. Little good it does her.]]
* PreMortemOneLiner: Has a pretty awesome one against [[spoiler:Laure Voss]], right before helping Gabriel land the killing blow.
-->'''Astrid Rennier:''' "The only queen on this mountain is ''me''."
* RoyalBastard: Astrid eventually reveals herself to be the illegitimate daughter of emperor Alexandre himself, having been raised at the imperial court. But for a twist of fate, she may well have been legitimized as an imperial princess, but Isabella opted to get her and her mother out of the way instead by interning both in monasteries. Astrid certainly retains a regal attitude, if nothing else.
-->'''Astrid Rennier:''' "I'm a fucking queen."
* SophisticatedAsHell: Astrid is prodigiously educated, extremely well read and not a little clever. She is also incredibly crass and often [[SirSwearsALot swears like a drunk sailor]]. These two factors make for some... memorable dialogue involving her. Chloe has a habit of fruitlessly calling her out for blasphemy, though usually this is PlayedForLaughs.
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A massive mountain lioness, from a breed thought extinct by the general populace, and Saoirse's faithful companion [[spoiler:... or so it seems. In reality, Phoebe is a duskdancer, a human capable of shifting shapes during dusk and dawn, and Saoirse's cousin.]]
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A massive mountain lioness, from a breed thought extinct by the general populace, and Saoirse's faithful companion [[spoiler:... or so it seems. In reality, Phoebe is a duskdancer, ''duskdancer'', a human capable of shifting shapes during dusk and dawn, and Saoirse's cousin.]]
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* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler:Laure Voss painfully rips off Greyhand's left arm during their fight in Coste. She also robs him of an eye afterwards.]]
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* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler:Laure Voss painfully rips off Greyhand's left arm swordarm during their fight in Coste. She also robs him of an eye and an ear afterwards.]]
* CareerEndingInjury: [[spoiler:Laure Voss robs him of his swordarm, his right eye and ear, and mauls his body almost beyond recovery. Although he manages to survive, Greyhand is forced to largely retire from active service following his run in with the Wraith in Red.]]
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* EyeScream: [[spoiler:Laure Voss rips his left eye out during their fight in Coste. He subsequently decides to wear an EyepatchOfPower.]]
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* EyeScream: [[spoiler:Laure Voss rips his left right eye out during their fight in Coste. He subsequently decides to wear an EyepatchOfPower.]]
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* ScarredVeteran: More so than most Silversaints, [[spoiler:courtesy of his duel with Laure Voss in Coste.]]
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* AffectionateNickname: Golden One, [[spoiler:by Nikita Dyvok. After his enthrallment is broken, Aaron naturally discards it immediately.]]
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* AffectionateNickname: Golden One, '''Golden One''', [[spoiler:by Nikita Dyvok. After his enthrallment is broken, Aaron naturally discards it immediately.]]
* TheBully: To Gabriel, initially, as both are Greyhand's pupils vying for approval and glory in his eyes. Aaron mocks Gabriel viciously for his low birth, lower education and the seeming lack of any major vampiric powers, which prompts Gabriel to double his efforts to stand out among his peers. After fighting side by side on several ocassions, [[spoiler:and especially after Gabriel decides to become Aaron's SecretKeeper]], the two bond and become proper FireForgedFriends.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Aaron is a snide, conceited bastard to most people around him, particularly those of lower class than himself. Nevertheless, he takes his calling as a Silversaint seriously, loves his friends and family fiercely and eventually becomes calmer and mellower with age. [[spoiler:After rebuilding Avellene with Baptiste, he becomes beloved by its inhabitants as the fort's honoured ''capitaine''.]]
* MyGreatestFailure: He is horribly ashamed of the time when he let his abusive stepfather beat his lover to death in front of him for fear of suffering another beating. [[spoiler:The fact that his lover was a boy and that Aaron essentially claimed he had been raped by the former to save his own skin only compounds his guilt and humiliation.]]
* MyGreatestFailure: He is horribly ashamed of the time when he let his abusive stepfather beat his lover to death in front of him for fear of suffering another beating. [[spoiler:The fact that his lover was a boy and that Aaron essentially claimed he had been raped by the former to save his own skin only compounds his guilt and humiliation.]]
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* FateWorseThanDeath: [[spoiler:It was bad enough to fall at Kiara Dyvok's hands while seeing all he and Baptiste had built undone, but to then return as a vampire, be forced and thralled into armed and sexual slavery and nearly kill the love of his life... safe to say, Aaron would have preferred staying dead.]]
* FireForgedFriends: With Gabriel, unlikely as that initially seems. During their joint hunt in Coste, Gabriel disobeys his orders saving Aaron's cousin, which earns him a beating from Greyhand only cut short by Aaron's good word. In the subsequent battle, the duo fight side by side and wind up surviving by a hair's breath, gaining each other's trust. Finally, their bond culminates during the desperate Battle of Twins, being the only two Silversaints present to stop a massive horde of the Dead from crossing over the mountains.
* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler:With Baptiste, for all intents and purposes. Though they are not able to wed, due to the nature of the setting, they have been in a commited, monogamous relationship for almost twenty years by the time of the main story.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Aaron is a snide, conceited bastard to most people around him, particularly those of lower class than himself. Nevertheless, he takes his calling as a Silversaint seriously, loves his friends and family fiercely and eventually becomes calmer and mellower with age.[[spoiler:After After rebuilding Avellene with Baptiste, Aveléne, he becomes beloved by its inhabitants as the fort's honoured ''capitaine''.]]
''capitaine''.
* LongHairedPrettyBoy: Famous even among the generally attractive Silversaints for his long, golden locks. He has been nicknamed for them on at least two separate ocassions.
* MyGreatestFailure: He is horribly ashamed of the time when he let his abusive stepfather beat his lover Sacha to death in front of him for fear of suffering another beating. [[spoiler:The fact that his lover was a boy and that Aaron essentially claimed he had been raped bythe former Sacha to save his own skin only compounds his guilt and humiliation.]]
* FireForgedFriends: With Gabriel, unlikely as that initially seems. During their joint hunt in Coste, Gabriel disobeys his orders saving Aaron's cousin, which earns him a beating from Greyhand only cut short by Aaron's good word. In the subsequent battle, the duo fight side by side and wind up surviving by a hair's breath, gaining each other's trust. Finally, their bond culminates during the desperate Battle of Twins, being the only two Silversaints present to stop a massive horde of the Dead from crossing over the mountains.
* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler:With Baptiste, for all intents and purposes. Though they are not able to wed, due to the nature of the setting, they have been in a commited, monogamous relationship for almost twenty years by the time of the main story.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Aaron is a snide, conceited bastard to most people around him, particularly those of lower class than himself. Nevertheless, he takes his calling as a Silversaint seriously, loves his friends and family fiercely and eventually becomes calmer and mellower with age.
* LongHairedPrettyBoy: Famous even among the generally attractive Silversaints for his long, golden locks. He has been nicknamed for them on at least two separate ocassions.
* MyGreatestFailure: He is horribly ashamed of the time when he let his abusive stepfather beat his lover Sacha to death in front of him for fear of suffering another beating. [[spoiler:The fact that his lover was a boy and that Aaron essentially claimed he had been raped by
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* TookALevelInKindness: He starts out as a mean, vicious bully to Gabriel, deriding him for his comparatively humble background and lack of bloodline powers. After Gabriel rescues Aaron's cousin from Laure Voss, fights alongside him in the subsequent battle, and most importantly agrees to keep his affair with Baptiste a secret, Aaron becomes one of Gabriel's closest friends and eventually his best man during his wedding with Astrid.
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* TookALevelInKindness: He starts out as a mean, vicious bully to Gabriel, deriding him for his comparatively humble background and lack of bloodline powers. After Gabriel rescues Aaron's cousin from Laure Voss, [[spoiler:Laure Voss]], fights alongside him in the subsequent battle, and most importantly agrees [[spoiler:agrees to keep his affair with Baptiste a secret, secret]], Aaron becomes one of Gabriel's closest friends and eventually his best man during his wedding with Astrid.Astrid.
* UniversallyBelovedLeader: After rebuilding the ruined for of Aveléne, turning it into a formidable bastion and a safe heaven in the generally wartorn Nordlund, Aaron gains the unquestioning love and devotion of its new settlers, being seen as their valiant protector and a wise, honest commander.
* UniversallyBelovedLeader: After rebuilding the ruined for of Aveléne, turning it into a formidable bastion and a safe heaven in the generally wartorn Nordlund, Aaron gains the unquestioning love and devotion of its new settlers, being seen as their valiant protector and a wise, honest commander.
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* {{Fingore}}: [[spoiler:Dior rips off three fingers from her left hand in order to free herself and save Reyne from Lilidh's assault. The result is not pretty.]]
* NeckSnap: [[spoiler:How she meets her end at the hands of Lilidh Dyvok, during the climax of the battle for Dún Maergenn. [[UnexplainedRecovery She gets better]].]]
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* AffectionateNickname: Golden One, [[spoiler:by Nikita Dyvok. After his enthrallment is broken, Aaron naturally discards it immediately.]]
* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: [[spoiler:He is killed fighting Kiara Dyvok and subsequently rises as a ''higblood'', eventually becoming thralled to Nikita Dyvok personally.]]
* BastardBastard: Born the bastard son of a noblewoman of the house of Coste and an Ilon vampire. Also a major jerk and bully to Gabriel until CharacterDevelopment sets in.
* EmotionControl: As a scion of Blood Ilon, Aaron can amplify or subdue the emotions of those around him, effectively being able to control others to a limited degree by managing their reactions.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Aaron is a snide, conceited bastard to most people around him, particularly those of lower class than himself. Nevertheless, he takes his calling as a Silversaint seriously, loves his friends and family fiercely and eventually becomes calmer and mellower with age. [[spoiler:After rebuilding Avellene with Baptiste, he becomes beloved by its inhabitants as the fort's honoured ''capitaine''.]]
* MyGreatestFailure: He is horribly ashamed of the time when he let his abusive stepfather beat his lover to death in front of him for fear of suffering another beating. [[spoiler:The fact that his lover was a boy and that Aaron essentially claimed he had been raped by the former to save his own skin only compounds his guilt and humiliation.]]
* ReforgedIntoAMinion: [[spoiler:After he dies battling Kiara Dyvok, he quickly Becomes a ''highblood'' and catches the eye of the lecherous Nikita Dyvok. The Blackheart thralls Aaron soon after and makes him his favourite enforcer, even managing to get him to kill his former Silversaint comrades before Baptiste breaks their bond.]]
* StraightGay: [[spoiler:Aaron is homosexual, but rarely shows any stereotypically camp behaviour and is conventionally charismatic enough to attract a sizeable number of women during social events. That said, he is the more feminine party in his relationship with [[ManlyGay Baptiste]].]]
* SuperStrength: [[spoiler:After Becoming a Dyvok ''highblood'', Aaron gains access to the bloodline's signature monstrous physical strength, augmenting his already dangerous Ilon powers to absurd levels.]]
* TookALevelInKindness: He starts out as a mean, vicious bully to Gabriel, deriding him for his comparatively humble background and lack of bloodline powers. After Gabriel rescues Aaron's cousin from Laure Voss, fights alongside him in the subsequent battle, and most importantly agrees to keep his affair with Baptiste a secret, Aaron becomes one of Gabriel's closest friends and eventually his best man during his wedding with Astrid.
* WoundThatWillNotHeal: [[spoiler:After Becoming a vampire, Aaron's silver tattoos become burning scars which cause him excruciating pain whenever he is awake. Since vampires return to the state in which they died every night, flaying him does no good - instead, Nikita has his tattoo outlines filled with Ash before they can fully reform, preventing the regeneration from completing.]]
* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: [[spoiler:He is killed fighting Kiara Dyvok and subsequently rises as a ''higblood'', eventually becoming thralled to Nikita Dyvok personally.]]
* BastardBastard: Born the bastard son of a noblewoman of the house of Coste and an Ilon vampire. Also a major jerk and bully to Gabriel until CharacterDevelopment sets in.
* EmotionControl: As a scion of Blood Ilon, Aaron can amplify or subdue the emotions of those around him, effectively being able to control others to a limited degree by managing their reactions.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Aaron is a snide, conceited bastard to most people around him, particularly those of lower class than himself. Nevertheless, he takes his calling as a Silversaint seriously, loves his friends and family fiercely and eventually becomes calmer and mellower with age. [[spoiler:After rebuilding Avellene with Baptiste, he becomes beloved by its inhabitants as the fort's honoured ''capitaine''.]]
* MyGreatestFailure: He is horribly ashamed of the time when he let his abusive stepfather beat his lover to death in front of him for fear of suffering another beating. [[spoiler:The fact that his lover was a boy and that Aaron essentially claimed he had been raped by the former to save his own skin only compounds his guilt and humiliation.]]
* ReforgedIntoAMinion: [[spoiler:After he dies battling Kiara Dyvok, he quickly Becomes a ''highblood'' and catches the eye of the lecherous Nikita Dyvok. The Blackheart thralls Aaron soon after and makes him his favourite enforcer, even managing to get him to kill his former Silversaint comrades before Baptiste breaks their bond.]]
* StraightGay: [[spoiler:Aaron is homosexual, but rarely shows any stereotypically camp behaviour and is conventionally charismatic enough to attract a sizeable number of women during social events. That said, he is the more feminine party in his relationship with [[ManlyGay Baptiste]].]]
* SuperStrength: [[spoiler:After Becoming a Dyvok ''highblood'', Aaron gains access to the bloodline's signature monstrous physical strength, augmenting his already dangerous Ilon powers to absurd levels.]]
* TookALevelInKindness: He starts out as a mean, vicious bully to Gabriel, deriding him for his comparatively humble background and lack of bloodline powers. After Gabriel rescues Aaron's cousin from Laure Voss, fights alongside him in the subsequent battle, and most importantly agrees to keep his affair with Baptiste a secret, Aaron becomes one of Gabriel's closest friends and eventually his best man during his wedding with Astrid.
* WoundThatWillNotHeal: [[spoiler:After Becoming a vampire, Aaron's silver tattoos become burning scars which cause him excruciating pain whenever he is awake. Since vampires return to the state in which they died every night, flaying him does no good - instead, Nikita has his tattoo outlines filled with Ash before they can fully reform, preventing the regeneration from completing.]]
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* BrokenPedestal: Lachlan practically worshipped the ground Gabriel walked on after joining the Order, becoming one of de León's closest friends and confidants. Finding out about his mentor's affair with a sister of the Silver Sorority greatly undermind this trust, and though Lachlan kept Gabriel's secret, he never approved of the tryst and always blamed Astrid for "leading Gabriel astray". [[spoiler:Finding out about the massacre at San Michon years later only worsened the tension, leading Lachie to renounce his former mentor fully.]]
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* EleventhHourRanger: [[spoiler:Lachlan arrives leading the full might of the Ordo Argent to turn the tide of battle during the liberation of Dún Maergenn, and personally duels his "brother" Nikita Dyvok to a standstill.]]
* AffectionateNickname: "Pretty One" by Ashdrinker. Much to Gabriel's chagrin.
* BrokenPedestal: Lachlan practically worshipped the ground Gabriel walked on after joining the Order, becoming one of de León's closest friends and confidants. Finding out about his mentor's affair with a sister of the Silver Sorority greatly undermind this trust, and though Lachlan kept Gabriel's secret, he never approved of the tryst and always blamed Astrid for "leading Gabriel astray". [[spoiler:Finding out about the massacre at San Michon years later onlyworsened worsens the tension, split, leading Lachie to renounce his former mentor fully.]]completely.]]
* CainAndAbel: An Abel of a sort to Nikita's Cain. Both of them are "sons" to Tolyev, but where one was begotten by Becoming his broodson, the other was naturally born from his blood. Nikita toyed with and bullied Lachlan ever since the boy could remember, under the guise of "making him stronger", and now sees the ''paleblood'' as nothing but a traitor to his own kin. Lachie, for his part, has nothing but contempt and righteous anger left for his former "big brother".
* AffectionateNickname: "Pretty One" by Ashdrinker. Much to Gabriel's chagrin.
* BrokenPedestal: Lachlan practically worshipped the ground Gabriel walked on after joining the Order, becoming one of de León's closest friends and confidants. Finding out about his mentor's affair with a sister of the Silver Sorority greatly undermind this trust, and though Lachlan kept Gabriel's secret, he never approved of the tryst and always blamed Astrid for "leading Gabriel astray". [[spoiler:Finding out about the massacre at San Michon years later only
* CainAndAbel: An Abel of a sort to Nikita's Cain. Both of them are "sons" to Tolyev, but where one was begotten by Becoming his broodson, the other was naturally born from his blood. Nikita toyed with and bullied Lachlan ever since the boy could remember, under the guise of "making him stronger", and now sees the ''paleblood'' as nothing but a traitor to his own kin. Lachie, for his part, has nothing but contempt and righteous anger left for his former "big brother".
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* HeelFaceTurn: Lachlan was enthralled to his father Tolyev and fought as a champion among the Dyvok thrallswords. Gabriel sparing his life and showing him kindness while in captivity was what helped chip away at Lachlan's brainwashing, and after Tolyev died, the young ''paleblood'' immediately joined the Silver Order to repent for his sins.
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* HeelFaceTurn: Lachlan was originally enthralled to his father Tolyev and fought as a champion among the Dyvok thrallswords. Gabriel sparing his life and showing him kindness while in captivity was what helped chip away at Lachlan's brainwashing, and after allowed him to eventually betray his father's hideaway to Gabriel. After Tolyev died, the young ''paleblood'' immediately joined the Silver Order to repent for his sins.
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* PrettyBoy: Even compared to other inhumanly beautiful ''palebloods'', Lachlann is noted to have a face which could make any woman swoon, and a roguish smile to boot. Even the IncompatibleOrientation differently attracted Dior finds him charming, and Ashdrinker outright nicknames him "Pretty One", much to Gabriel's annoyance.
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* PrettyBoy: Even compared to other inhumanly beautiful ''palebloods'', Lachlann is noted to have a face which could make any woman swoon, and a roguish smile to boot. Even the IncompatibleOrientation [[IncompatibleOrientation differently attracted Dior Dior]] finds him charming, and Ashdrinker outright nicknames him "Pretty One", much to Gabriel's annoyance. annoyance.
* SecretKeeper: Lachlan found out about Gabriel's affair with Astrid Rennier some time before the two of them made it public. He kept the secret to himself, but confronted Gabriel about it privately, and the revelation forever tarnished Gabriel's spotless image in his eyes, something he blamed Astrid for emphatically.
* SecretKeeper: Lachlan found out about Gabriel's affair with Astrid Rennier some time before the two of them made it public. He kept the secret to himself, but confronted Gabriel about it privately, and the revelation forever tarnished Gabriel's spotless image in his eyes, something he blamed Astrid for emphatically.
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* AnimalLover: As a scion of Blood Chastain, Greyhand has a natural affinity for animals, often using them as scouts and spies while always treating them with respect and care. It says a lot that the only individuals he shows any overt warmth or affection to are his two bonded hawks, Archer and Winter.
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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:During his final fight with Gabriel, the latter manages to grab Greyhand by the throat and boil his blood in his skull, making his eyes and brain melt until both spill out of his orifices.]]
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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:During his final fight with Gabriel, the latter manages to grab Greyhand by the throat and boil his the blood in his skull, making his eyes eye and brain melt until both spill out of his orifices.]]]]
* DisappointedInYou: Despite their mutual misgivings, Greyhand earnestly believed Gabriel could become the greatest champion the Ordo Argent had ever seen in its history. The revelation of his affair with Astrid seemed to confirm all of Greyhand's worst preconceptions about his former pupil, and meeting him years later as a faithless, cynical, alcoholic mess only reinforces his disappointment.
* DisappointedInYou: Despite their mutual misgivings, Greyhand earnestly believed Gabriel could become the greatest champion the Ordo Argent had ever seen in its history. The revelation of his affair with Astrid seemed to confirm all of Greyhand's worst preconceptions about his former pupil, and meeting him years later as a faithless, cynical, alcoholic mess only reinforces his disappointment.
* GoodIsNotNice: While Greyhand is one of the most veteran and reliable Silversaints, he is still very much a MentorInSourArmor and a ByTheBookCop, meaning he has no issues beating and injuring his subordinates if he deems their behaviour unacceptable. He nearly kills Gabriel at one point for repeated insubordination, and only relents due to Aaron defending his battle-brother's actions at a risk to himself.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:Greyhand's insistence on giving Gabriel a proper death via "Heaven's Gate", rather than simply putting him down on the spot, is what allows Celene to rescue her brother and send him back to the monastery, leading to Greyhand's own death in battle.]]
* LooseLips: [[spoiler:When his argument with Gabriel gets heated, Greyhand accidentaly lets slip that Dior will be the one to "spill her blood" in the defence of the Empire, leading Gabriel to realise the implications of Dior's purpose at San Michon.]]
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:Greyhand's insistence on giving Gabriel a proper death via "Heaven's Gate", rather than simply putting him down on the spot, is what allows Celene to rescue her brother and send him back to the monastery, leading to Greyhand's own death in battle.]]
* LooseLips: [[spoiler:When his argument with Gabriel gets heated, Greyhand accidentaly lets slip that Dior will be the one to "spill her blood" in the defence of the Empire, leading Gabriel to realise the implications of Dior's purpose at San Michon.]]
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* ParentalSubstitute: Greyhand was the closest thing Gabriel ever had to a genuine father figure, being his mentor and trainer for the duration of his traineeship in San Michon, and continued advising and guiding the younger Silversaint for many years after. Greyhands part in his excommunication hurt Gabriel the most, [[spoiler:and killing him in Dior's defence continues to haunt him years later.]]
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* ParentalSubstitute: Greyhand was the closest thing Gabriel ever had to a genuine father figure, being his mentor and trainer for the duration of his traineeship apprenticeship in San Michon, and continued advising and guiding the younger Silversaint for many years after. Greyhands Greyhand's part in his excommunication hurt Gabriel the most, [[spoiler:and killing him in Dior's defence continues to haunt him years later.]]
* PetTheDog: Even the ever stoic and sour Greyhand shares a moment of heartfelt sincerity with Gabriel [[spoiler:when the latter discovers the ruins Laure Voss had made of Lorson, supporting his young pupil in his grieving.]] [[spoiler:Subsequently, he allows Aaron and Baptiste to leave for exile without facing punishment, and wishes them good luck on their travels.]]
* PetTheDog: Even the ever stoic and sour Greyhand shares a moment of heartfelt sincerity with Gabriel [[spoiler:when the latter discovers the ruins Laure Voss had made of Lorson, supporting his young pupil in his grieving.]] [[spoiler:Subsequently, he allows Aaron and Baptiste to leave for exile without facing punishment, and wishes them good luck on their travels.]]
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* ScarredVeteran: More so than most Silversaints, [[spoiler:courtesy of his duel with Laure Voss in Coste.]]
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* BrokenPedestal: Lachlan practically worshipped the ground Gabriel walked on after joining the Order, becoming one of de León's closest friends and confidants. Finding out about his mentor's affair with a sister of the Silver Sorority greatly undermind this trust, and though Lachlan kept Gabriel's secret, he never approved of the tryst and always blamed Astrid for "leading Gabriel astray". [[spoiler:Finding out about the massacre at San Michon years later only worsened the tension, leading Lachie to renounce his former mentor fully.]]
* DefusingTheTykeBomb: From his earliest days, Lachlan had been thralled to his father Tolyev, who kept the ''paleblood'' around for his own amusement and brought him up in the savage ways of the Dyvok, blooding the boy early and beating mercy and compassion out of him. After Gabriel defeated the young Lachlan during the siege of Báih Sìde, he decided against killing the boy, taking him captive instead, showing him kindness, taking care of him and reading him scripture. Still, it took seeing the sheer horror of the Triúrbaile Slaughterfarms for Lachlan's conviction to crack, and then the death of Tolyev for him to be fully freed from the ''ancien's'' clutches.
* HeelFaceTurn: Lachlan was enthralled to his father Tolyev and fought as a champion among the Dyvok thrallswords. Gabriel sparing his life and showing him kindness while in captivity was what helped chip away at Lachlan's brainwashing, and after Tolyev died, the young ''paleblood'' immediately joined the Silver Order to repent for his sins.
* MoreDakka: Lachlann is an excellent shot even by Silversaint standards, and always carries around at least six wheelock pistols to make the most of his accuracy. DiscardAndDraw very much applies to his style of using them.
* PrettyBoy: Even compared to other inhumanly beautiful ''palebloods'', Lachlann is noted to have a face which could make any woman swoon, and a roguish smile to boot. Even the IncompatibleOrientation differently attracted Dior finds him charming, and Ashdrinker outright nicknames him "Pretty One", much to Gabriel's annoyance.
* SuperStrength: Born of the Priori of Blood Dyvok, Lachlan is freakishly strong even compared to other 'saints born of his bloodline, and very skilled in applying his strength in the most vital, critical points.
* WalkingArmory: Carries no less than six different pistols on him at all times, and is ''very'' quick on the draw. Not to mention his sword, chains, bombs... you get the idea.
* DefusingTheTykeBomb: From his earliest days, Lachlan had been thralled to his father Tolyev, who kept the ''paleblood'' around for his own amusement and brought him up in the savage ways of the Dyvok, blooding the boy early and beating mercy and compassion out of him. After Gabriel defeated the young Lachlan during the siege of Báih Sìde, he decided against killing the boy, taking him captive instead, showing him kindness, taking care of him and reading him scripture. Still, it took seeing the sheer horror of the Triúrbaile Slaughterfarms for Lachlan's conviction to crack, and then the death of Tolyev for him to be fully freed from the ''ancien's'' clutches.
* HeelFaceTurn: Lachlan was enthralled to his father Tolyev and fought as a champion among the Dyvok thrallswords. Gabriel sparing his life and showing him kindness while in captivity was what helped chip away at Lachlan's brainwashing, and after Tolyev died, the young ''paleblood'' immediately joined the Silver Order to repent for his sins.
* MoreDakka: Lachlann is an excellent shot even by Silversaint standards, and always carries around at least six wheelock pistols to make the most of his accuracy. DiscardAndDraw very much applies to his style of using them.
* PrettyBoy: Even compared to other inhumanly beautiful ''palebloods'', Lachlann is noted to have a face which could make any woman swoon, and a roguish smile to boot. Even the IncompatibleOrientation differently attracted Dior finds him charming, and Ashdrinker outright nicknames him "Pretty One", much to Gabriel's annoyance.
* SuperStrength: Born of the Priori of Blood Dyvok, Lachlan is freakishly strong even compared to other 'saints born of his bloodline, and very skilled in applying his strength in the most vital, critical points.
* WalkingArmory: Carries no less than six different pistols on him at all times, and is ''very'' quick on the draw. Not to mention his sword, chains, bombs... you get the idea.
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The Priorem of Blood Voss, a vampire so ancient his body has been literally bleached of all colour, and a Voss so mighty it is said his skin turns away even fire and silver. After Daysdeath fell, Fabién was the first highblood to realise the potential implications, raising an army of wretched to conquer the remote Talhost. In its ruins, he crowned himself the Forever King, and from he works to spread his dread kingdom across the rest of the continent.
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The Priorem of Blood Voss, a vampire so ancient his body has been literally bleached of all colour, and a Voss so mighty it is said his skin turns away even fire and silver. After Daysdeath fell, Fabién was the first highblood to realise the potential implications, raising an army of wretched to conquer the remote Talhost. In its ruins, he crowned himself the Forever King, and from it he works to spread his dread kingdom across the rest of the continent.
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* CrusadingWidow: [[spoiler:After Fabién Voss slaughters his daughter Patience and focres Gabriel to kill his wife Astrid by ''Turning'' her, Gabriel vows to wipe out the entire Voss bloodline, starting by taking Fabién's own "children" away from him. He mourns and hallucinates his murdered family every step of the way.]]
* PapaWolf: [[spoiler:Towards his daughter, Patience, who becomes his main reason for living. After her murder, he transfers those same feelings to Dior.]]
* SirSwearsALot: Being gutterborn and bred, Dior has a rather foul mouth on her, and her method of endearment is usually to trade catty insults with those she grows close to. She ramps it up to absurd levels while posing as a boy, but even later she maintains a penchant for being SophisticatedAsHell.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Due to the partial memory loss resulting from her chipping [[spoiler:on the iron skin of the Forever King, Ash has a tendency to ask Gabriel about Astrid and Patience, as though the latter were still alive. Notably, she is the only character whom Gabriel tolerates talking about his murdered family.]]
* MadnessMantra: "The snik and the snak, and the red, red, red..."
* MadnessMantra: "The snik and the snak, and the red, red, red..."
* ScatterbrainedSenior: Since her shattering, Ashdrinker seems to have developed some kind of memory loss, frequently inquiring Gabriel about their location and circumstances and being relegated to "sleeping" in her sheath for large segments of the story. [[spoiler:She also often forgets Astrid and Patience are dead, genuinely asking about their health and safety.]]
* SophisticatedAsHell: Ashdrinker has a preference for speaking in YeOldeButcheredeEnglishe, due to being unfathomably ancient, but she is also rather peppy and somewhat senile by the point the story begins, resulting in her frequently reprimanding and mocking Gabriel in a somewhat campy and vulgar manner.
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* BewareTheMindReader: As a scion of Blood Voss, Talon is able to read the thoughts of those around him, though unlike vampires he is sworn never to do so to brothers of the Ordo without their explicit consent. [[spoiler:Aaron noticing Talon prying into his mind to frame him is ultimately what allows Gabriel to uncover Talon's crimes and bring him to justice.]]
* DrillSergeantNasty: Talon is a mean, joyless, sadistic old bastard who enjoys bullying his pupils and rarely spares so much as a word of praise for their efforts, viewing success as the baseline and failure as dishonourable. Unfortunately, as San Michon's serving Seraph, he is one of Saints mainly in charge of training and preparation of the new recruits.
* FramingTheGuiltyParty: [[spoiler:During the ball in Coste, Talon murders and drains a serving maid, intending for her to be chalked up as a victim of one of vampire duo who attended the event. It works to begin with, until Gabriel begins investigating and remembers that, although the Seraph's eyes were flushed red, he did not smell of ''sanctus'' on that night.]]
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:Had Talon not tried to cover all his tracks by reading Aaron's thoughts to frame him, he may never have aroused suspicions in Gabriel, who proceeded to lure the Seraph into a trap by giving him false information when Talon tried to repeat his attempt with him.]]
* {{Hypocrite}}: He is savage and unforgiving in his training methods, constantly deriding his pupils for their "weakness" and always eager to remind them how "want is weakness". [[spoiler:He is eventually revealed to have succumbed to the ''sangiré'' long ago, having been both feeding off and sleeping with his assistant sister Aoife for months at least, and later draining a serving maid in Coste to death.]]
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:How he meets his end, courtesy of Greyhand. His former friend even twists the blade to make doubly sure it sticks.]]
* IronicEcho: "Want is weakness", Talon's favourite saying, is repeated back to him [[spoiler:by Gabriel when the latter exposes the former's enslavement to the ''sangiré''.]]
* LeanAndMean: Talon is a wiry old man, all sinew and bone, with a gaunt, angled face and a perpetual scowl. He is also a nasty teacher who takes pleasure in demeaning and hurting his pupils under the pretense of toughening them up, and is generally a joyless bastard to be around.
* ManlyTears: He cries these upon receiving the news of Aoife's death, earnestly thanking Gabriel for avenging his assistant's murder while cursing himself for his carelessnes with the restraints. [[spoiler:Or so it seems. In reality, much of this is an act designed to put himself beneath suspicion in Aoife's death.]]
* TheNeidermeyer: Although a veteran of many hunts, Talon remains a nasty, petty, spiteful old man who enjoys putting down his young recruits much more than subsequently building them up, Though Gabriel ends up remembering many of the lessons the man imparted to him, he never has a nice word to spare about the old Seraph, and most of his fellow initiates seem to agree.
* OffingTheOffspring: [[spoiler:Aoife's revelation of her pregnancy is what prompts Talon to murder her and their unborn child - though he claims to have done it in order to prevent another "abomination" from being born, it's far more likely he was saving himself from being exposed as an oathbreaker.]]
* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: [[spoiler:A treasonous Silversaint who broke all his vows, murdered innocent women and schemed to kill or exile loyal brothers just to save his own hide, Talon is finally and swiftly put down by Greyhand, who gives the old ''paleblood'' no time for any more convincing or scheming.]]
* WeUsedToBeFriends: With Greyhand, Talon being among the few remaining Silversaints who knew the former before he received his famous nickname. [[spoiler:Greyhand even apologizes to Talon for having acted too late to grant his old friend an honourable death. Then he twists the sword in Talon's chest, sundering his heart.]]
* DrillSergeantNasty: Talon is a mean, joyless, sadistic old bastard who enjoys bullying his pupils and rarely spares so much as a word of praise for their efforts, viewing success as the baseline and failure as dishonourable. Unfortunately, as San Michon's serving Seraph, he is one of Saints mainly in charge of training and preparation of the new recruits.
* FramingTheGuiltyParty: [[spoiler:During the ball in Coste, Talon murders and drains a serving maid, intending for her to be chalked up as a victim of one of vampire duo who attended the event. It works to begin with, until Gabriel begins investigating and remembers that, although the Seraph's eyes were flushed red, he did not smell of ''sanctus'' on that night.]]
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:Had Talon not tried to cover all his tracks by reading Aaron's thoughts to frame him, he may never have aroused suspicions in Gabriel, who proceeded to lure the Seraph into a trap by giving him false information when Talon tried to repeat his attempt with him.]]
* {{Hypocrite}}: He is savage and unforgiving in his training methods, constantly deriding his pupils for their "weakness" and always eager to remind them how "want is weakness". [[spoiler:He is eventually revealed to have succumbed to the ''sangiré'' long ago, having been both feeding off and sleeping with his assistant sister Aoife for months at least, and later draining a serving maid in Coste to death.]]
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:How he meets his end, courtesy of Greyhand. His former friend even twists the blade to make doubly sure it sticks.]]
* IronicEcho: "Want is weakness", Talon's favourite saying, is repeated back to him [[spoiler:by Gabriel when the latter exposes the former's enslavement to the ''sangiré''.]]
* LeanAndMean: Talon is a wiry old man, all sinew and bone, with a gaunt, angled face and a perpetual scowl. He is also a nasty teacher who takes pleasure in demeaning and hurting his pupils under the pretense of toughening them up, and is generally a joyless bastard to be around.
* ManlyTears: He cries these upon receiving the news of Aoife's death, earnestly thanking Gabriel for avenging his assistant's murder while cursing himself for his carelessnes with the restraints. [[spoiler:Or so it seems. In reality, much of this is an act designed to put himself beneath suspicion in Aoife's death.]]
* TheNeidermeyer: Although a veteran of many hunts, Talon remains a nasty, petty, spiteful old man who enjoys putting down his young recruits much more than subsequently building them up, Though Gabriel ends up remembering many of the lessons the man imparted to him, he never has a nice word to spare about the old Seraph, and most of his fellow initiates seem to agree.
* OffingTheOffspring: [[spoiler:Aoife's revelation of her pregnancy is what prompts Talon to murder her and their unborn child - though he claims to have done it in order to prevent another "abomination" from being born, it's far more likely he was saving himself from being exposed as an oathbreaker.]]
* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: [[spoiler:A treasonous Silversaint who broke all his vows, murdered innocent women and schemed to kill or exile loyal brothers just to save his own hide, Talon is finally and swiftly put down by Greyhand, who gives the old ''paleblood'' no time for any more convincing or scheming.]]
* WeUsedToBeFriends: With Greyhand, Talon being among the few remaining Silversaints who knew the former before he received his famous nickname. [[spoiler:Greyhand even apologizes to Talon for having acted too late to grant his old friend an honourable death. Then he twists the sword in Talon's chest, sundering his heart.]]
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* MentorInSourArmor: Though he taught Gabriel and Aaron well and saved their lives on multiple occassions, Greyhand was hardly the most affable companion to them, being a stern, zealous man of few words and little tolerance for disobedience or wilful behaviour from his pupils. Even compared to other senior Silversaints, Greyhand is remarkably dour, only showing affection to his bonded hawks Archer and Winter.
* MysteriousPast: Where he is from, who his father was, and how he came to his signature nickname are all the sources of much speculation among the younger members of the Order. Greyhand himself views the plentiful rumours about him with disdain and refuses to engage with them, with the few Saints who knew him from his earlier years remaining just as tight-lipped.
* MysteriousPast: Where he is from, who his father was, and how he came to his signature nickname are all the sources of much speculation among the younger members of the Order. Greyhand himself views the plentiful rumours about him with disdain and refuses to engage with them, with the few Saints who knew him from his earlier years remaining just as tight-lipped.
* ParentalSubstitute: Greyhand was the closest thing Gabriel ever had to a genuine father figure, being his mentor and trainer for the duration of his traineeship in San Michon, and continued advising and guiding the younger Silversaint for many years after. Greyhands part in his excommunication hurt Gabriel the most, [[spoiler:and killing him in Dior's defence continues to haunt him years later.]]
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* TrainingFromHell: As the man in charge of training up his apprentices, Greyhand has few issues abusing the HealingFactor of the ''palebloods'' to practically demonstrate the severity of injury to his pupils. Whether that be cutting, stabbing or outright impaling the youngsters, Greyhand sees it all as but rehearsal before the true battle.
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* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: A veteran Silversaint with scars to show for his service, and the abbot of San Michon at the time Gabriel is recruited.
* BigGood: As the abbot of San Michon, he is about the closest figure one gets to a truly positive authority within the Empire as it stands. He nevertheless insists on obeying scripture and Church law, despite his occasional doubts about them. Greyhand later tries to fill in his shoes, less successfully.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: Khalid begins to succumb to the ''sangiré'' in the years following Gabriel's excommunication, and eventually opts to walk to "Heaven's Gate" rather see himself reduced to a slathering monster. It is about the most honourable death out of combat a Silversaint can hope for.
* GentleGiant: Despite his considerable size and prodigious strength, Khalid is shown to be rather delicate when dealing with all those around him, taking care not to use unnecesary force even on those stepping out of line.
* GlasgowGrin: Has a nasty scar slashed across his cheeks forming a mock smile - a parting gift from a duskdancer he had slain many years ago.
* PosthumousCharacter: While present in Gabriel's earliest flashbacks, Khalid has passed by the point the main storyline's retelling begins, having opted for a merciful death due to feeling himself losing his mind to the '''Red Thirst'''.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Though Khalid is about as devoted as any other to the mission of San Michon, he is likewise a pragmatic man who is willing to listen to any counsel, even if it comes from initiates and based on intuition alone. [[spoiler:He also insists on giving Aaron and Baptiste a proper trial for the accusations of sodomy leveled against them, rather than lynch them on the spot.]]
* SuperStrength: Khalid is already a large and imposing man, as though chiseled out of granite, but as a scion of Blood Dyvok, his already unnatural strength is augmented manyfold. A simple squeeze of Gabriel's shoulder is enough to still the boy completely.
* BigGood: As the abbot of San Michon, he is about the closest figure one gets to a truly positive authority within the Empire as it stands. He nevertheless insists on obeying scripture and Church law, despite his occasional doubts about them. Greyhand later tries to fill in his shoes, less successfully.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: Khalid begins to succumb to the ''sangiré'' in the years following Gabriel's excommunication, and eventually opts to walk to "Heaven's Gate" rather see himself reduced to a slathering monster. It is about the most honourable death out of combat a Silversaint can hope for.
* GentleGiant: Despite his considerable size and prodigious strength, Khalid is shown to be rather delicate when dealing with all those around him, taking care not to use unnecesary force even on those stepping out of line.
* GlasgowGrin: Has a nasty scar slashed across his cheeks forming a mock smile - a parting gift from a duskdancer he had slain many years ago.
* PosthumousCharacter: While present in Gabriel's earliest flashbacks, Khalid has passed by the point the main storyline's retelling begins, having opted for a merciful death due to feeling himself losing his mind to the '''Red Thirst'''.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Though Khalid is about as devoted as any other to the mission of San Michon, he is likewise a pragmatic man who is willing to listen to any counsel, even if it comes from initiates and based on intuition alone. [[spoiler:He also insists on giving Aaron and Baptiste a proper trial for the accusations of sodomy leveled against them, rather than lynch them on the spot.]]
* SuperStrength: Khalid is already a large and imposing man, as though chiseled out of granite, but as a scion of Blood Dyvok, his already unnatural strength is augmented manyfold. A simple squeeze of Gabriel's shoulder is enough to still the boy completely.
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* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler:Laure Voss painfully rips off Greyhand's left arm during their fight in Coste. She also robs him of an eye afterwards.]]
* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: One of the most storied veterans of the Silver Order, Greyhand becomes its abbot following Khalid's decision to let himself be killed before the ''sangiré'' took his mind.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:During his final fight with Gabriel, the latter manages to grab Greyhand by the throat and boil his blood in his skull, making his eyes and brain melt until both spill out of his orifices.]]
* EyeScream: [[spoiler:Laure Voss rips his left eye out during their fight in Coste. He subsequently decides to wear an EyepatchOfPower.]]
* {{Familiar}}: As a scion of Blood Chastain, Greyhand can communicate with most animals, and can use those he bonds with as his eyes and ears. He seems to prefer brids of prey, originally keeping a grey hawk named Archer and later a snow hawk named Winter.
* MentorArchetype: To Gabriel and Aaron, being the master to both during their apprenticeship. Despite their later misgivings, both of them still respect the man greatly, and heed by his advice more often than not.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Greyhand is his name, surname and title. Nobody among the younger Silversaints knows his true name, nobody is even sure about the origins of his nickname, though both are the sources of plenty of bets and drunken fables. Greyhand himself dismisses all this and remains tight lipped on both topics.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Though being no less devoted to the rules and prescriptions of the Faith than any other Silversaint, Greyhand does have a human core underneath the zeal and stoicism. [[spoiler:He is willing to let Aaron and Baptiste leave the Order freely, rather than have them dragged back for trial and possibly tortured and humiliated.]] [[spoiler:{{Subverted}} later, as he is willing to let Dior be sacrificed and kill Gabriel once the latter tries to interfere, but by that point, desperation has hardened his once smooth edges.]]
* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: One of the most storied veterans of the Silver Order, Greyhand becomes its abbot following Khalid's decision to let himself be killed before the ''sangiré'' took his mind.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:During his final fight with Gabriel, the latter manages to grab Greyhand by the throat and boil his blood in his skull, making his eyes and brain melt until both spill out of his orifices.]]
* EyeScream: [[spoiler:Laure Voss rips his left eye out during their fight in Coste. He subsequently decides to wear an EyepatchOfPower.]]
* {{Familiar}}: As a scion of Blood Chastain, Greyhand can communicate with most animals, and can use those he bonds with as his eyes and ears. He seems to prefer brids of prey, originally keeping a grey hawk named Archer and later a snow hawk named Winter.
* MentorArchetype: To Gabriel and Aaron, being the master to both during their apprenticeship. Despite their later misgivings, both of them still respect the man greatly, and heed by his advice more often than not.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Greyhand is his name, surname and title. Nobody among the younger Silversaints knows his true name, nobody is even sure about the origins of his nickname, though both are the sources of plenty of bets and drunken fables. Greyhand himself dismisses all this and remains tight lipped on both topics.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Though being no less devoted to the rules and prescriptions of the Faith than any other Silversaint, Greyhand does have a human core underneath the zeal and stoicism. [[spoiler:He is willing to let Aaron and Baptiste leave the Order freely, rather than have them dragged back for trial and possibly tortured and humiliated.]] [[spoiler:{{Subverted}} later, as he is willing to let Dior be sacrificed and kill Gabriel once the latter tries to interfere, but by that point, desperation has hardened his once smooth edges.]]
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!! Draigann Dyvok
Eldest broodson to Lilidh Dyvok, the Draigann is a bloodthirsty, wiry old codger with a penchant for unarmed duels and painful bloodletting. Not the bravest or toughest among the Dyvok, he exemplifies his Blood's toughness and barbarism to a T.
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!! Draigann Dyvok
Eldest broodson to Lilidh Dyvok, the Draigann is a bloodthirsty, wiry old codger with a penchant for unarmed duels and painful bloodletting. Not the bravest or toughest among the Dyvok, he exemplifies his Blood's toughness and barbarism to a T.
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An ''ancien'' of the Esana, Wulfric is the vampire who takes Liathe, [[spoiler:i.e. Celene Castia]], under his wing and trains her in the ways of the Faithful, before dying under unclear circumstances. [[spoiler:He is also revealed to be Gabriel's late father.]]
!! Master Wulfric
An ''ancien'' of the Esana, Wulfric is the vampire who takes Liathe, [[spoiler:i.e. Celene Castia]], under his wing and trains her in the ways of the Faithful, before dying under unclear circumstances. [[spoiler:He is also revealed to be Gabriel's late father.]]
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!! Master Wulfric Esana
An ''ancien'' of the Esana, Wulfric is the vampire who takes Liathe, [[spoiler:i.e. Celene Castia]], under his wing and trains her in the ways of the ''Faithful'', before dying under unclear circumstances. [[spoiler:He is also revealed to be Gabriel's late father.]]
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!! Master Wulfric Esana
An ''ancien'' of the Esana, Wulfric is the vampire who takes Liathe, [[spoiler:i.e. Celene Castia]], under his wing and trains her in the ways of the ''Faithful'', before dying under unclear circumstances. [[spoiler:He is also revealed to be Gabriel's late father.]]
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* CreepyGood: All Silversaints are the offspring of vampires and mortals, possessed of their undead fathers' dark aura and bloodthirst, not to mention they tend to swaddle themselves in dark leathers and flush their eyes red when entering combat. However, unlike their progenitors, Silversaints place a firm taboo on feeding from mortals and only smoke powdered vampire blood, and though they are often mercyless and brutal, they are firmly on the side of mankind against the darkness.
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* HorrorHunger: The ''palebloods'' inherit the incessant thirst for fresh human blood from their undead parent, among other things, and it eventually always either consumers their mind until they're too weak to resist - a process known as ''sangiré'', the '''Red Thirst'' -, or lose their minds supressing the urge. Smoking vampiric blood in the form of [[FantasticDrug ''sanctus'']] staves the urge off, but never truly sates it.
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* HorrorHunger: The ''palebloods'' inherit the incessant thirst for fresh human blood from their undead parent, among other things, and it eventually always either consumers their mind until they're too weak to resist - a process known as ''sangiré'', the '''Red Thirst'' Thirst''' -, or lose their minds supressing the urge. Smoking vampiric blood in the form of [[FantasticDrug ''sanctus'']] staves the urge off, but never truly sates it.
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* CoolHorse: Silversaint steeds are especially bred and trained to never fear the dark creatures they hunt and assist their masters in combat. This is done by hanging a chained vampire, usually a weak ''wretched'', from the ceiling of the stable, allowing the warhorses to grow accustomed to the proximity of such beings at all times. Though Silversaints prefer fighting on foot, mounted combat is far from unheard of, as mobility is essential when fighting outnumbered.
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* VowOfCelibacy: To prevent more of their accursed kind from being born, all Silversaints undertake a vow of celibacy as part of their initiation, so as to minimize the risk of conceiving a child, and also as a way to devote themselves fully to the Order's stated mission.
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* FantasticDrug: '''Sanctus''' is a powder made from extracted [[ThePowerOfBlood vampire blood]], smoked through a pipe by the Silversaints in order to slake [[HorrorHunger their own thirst for human blood]] and boost their own powers before going into battle. Vampiric blood itself is highly addictive and repeated consumption renders one enthralled to the undead from which it came. To avoid this, and dull its potency in general, the blood is distilled and powdered, and only smoked once a day at most, usually during evening mass. Even so, ''sanctus'' is incredibly potent and almost as addictive, with the highs it provides to the ''palebloods'' unlike any other sensual experience, and sooner of later, all Silversaints will wind up completely dependant upon it.
* GoodThingYouCanHeal: It is often said ''palebloods'' die hard, and indeed even young Silversaints are capable of taking wounds which would be lethal to most mortal men, though they cannot regrow severed body parts fully. Given their TrainingFromHell, which takes full advantage of this fact, it can very much be a double-edged sword.
* HolyBurnsEvil: Since vampires cannot stand anything associated with true faith, be it iconography depicting saints and angels, consecrated ground, holy water or even the sound of earnest prayer, the Silversaints cover their bodies in [[PowerTattoo sacred tattoos]] and thus become literally blinding to their foes, who are unable to so much as look at them.
* HorrorHunger: The ''palebloods'' inherit the incessant thirst for fresh human blood from their undead parent, among other things, and it eventually always either consumers their mind until they're too weak to resist - a process known as ''sangiré'', the '''Red Thirst'' -, or lose their minds supressing the urge. Smoking vampiric blood in the form of [[FantasticDrug ''sanctus'']] staves the urge off, but never truly sates it.
* HunterOfHisOwnKind: All ''palebloods'' are {{Dhampyr}} children born of vampiric fathers and human mothers, and inherit many traits from their monstrous progenitors. Believing their birth to be a heavy sin against nature and God, the Ordo Argent recruit and train such children to dedicate their lives to the destruction of His enemies, be they vampire, demon, fae or any other monster of the dark, so that they may redeem their own cursed souls. Vampires are their most common quarry, and indeed much of a Silversaint's training focuses specifically on combating their undead relatives.
* TheOrder: The Ordo Argent is an ordained segment of the One Faith, operating from the fortress-monastery of San Michon for centuries prior to the events of the series. The Silversaints have played an important role in many key events throughout Imperial history, such as assassinating the rebel Ossian queen and [[OurWerebeastsAreDifferent duskdancer]] Ailidh the Bold, though their prominence skyrocketed after Daysdeath fell and the Dead began to rise.
* PowerTattoo: The ''aegis'' is a beautiful, intricate full-body tattoo worn by the Silversaints of the Ordo Argent. It acts as both a conduit for channelling the power of their faith and a supernatural armour/repellent, since it is painted with silvered ink and depicts holy inconography, positively blinding to all creatures of the dark. It has three segments: the chest is inked after the '''Trial of the Blood''', after the initiate Silversaint survives his first fight with a lowly vampire and their bloodline is determined; the left afterr the '''Trial of the Hunt''', after the initiate survives his first hunt out in the field; and, finally, the sword arm is decorated after the '''Trial of the Sword''', where the initiate has to slay his first beat with his own sword. The chest centrepiece usually depicts the crest of the bloodline to which the particular paleblood belongs, but other designs are also known to exist.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Much like vampires, ''palebloods'' who have freshly fed will have their eyes redden, often to the point of completely colouring their whites. This also happens whenever Silversaints smoke ''sanctus''.
* SilverHasMysticPowers: Silver burns evil almost as much as holy objects - combined, the two make for the best vampire hunting gear one could ask for. Silversaints use the metal for everything, from their weapons, forged from the ''silversteel'' alloy, to their equipment and even the ''aegis'' [[PowerTattoo tattoos]] upon their bodies, painted with an ink infused with colloidal silver.
* SlowlySlippingIntoEvil: Eventually, if they live long enough, all ''palebloods'' will succumb to the hungry curse passed onto them by their fathers, the thirst within them becoming unbearable. When this happens, rather than risk losing their minds or becoming no better than the beasts they hunt, a Silversaint is taken to "Heaven's Gate" by his brothers at San Michon. There, his throat is cut and his body cast into the waters of the river below, ensuring an honourable death and a short path to Heaven, or so it is said.
* TrainingFromHell: The initiates at San Michon are trained vigorously and harshly, since the elder brothers believe it is kinder to kill them than to send them fight the horrors of night unprepared. It involves not only rigorous exercise and demanding study sessions, but also live sparring with sharp (albeit only steel) blades which do inflict real injuries. Since GoodThingYouCanHeal is very much in effect for all initiates, this is not as dangerous as it sounds... but exactly as painful.
* VampireHunter: The Silversaints of the Ordo Argent are sworn to hunt creatures of darkness across the Empire, with vampires constituting their primary and most common quarry, though they are also mentioned to have hunted [[WickedWitch witches]], [[OurDemonsAreDifferent demons]], [[FairFolk faekin]] and [[OurWerebeastsAreDifferent duskdancers]].
* GoodThingYouCanHeal: It is often said ''palebloods'' die hard, and indeed even young Silversaints are capable of taking wounds which would be lethal to most mortal men, though they cannot regrow severed body parts fully. Given their TrainingFromHell, which takes full advantage of this fact, it can very much be a double-edged sword.
* HolyBurnsEvil: Since vampires cannot stand anything associated with true faith, be it iconography depicting saints and angels, consecrated ground, holy water or even the sound of earnest prayer, the Silversaints cover their bodies in [[PowerTattoo sacred tattoos]] and thus become literally blinding to their foes, who are unable to so much as look at them.
* HorrorHunger: The ''palebloods'' inherit the incessant thirst for fresh human blood from their undead parent, among other things, and it eventually always either consumers their mind until they're too weak to resist - a process known as ''sangiré'', the '''Red Thirst'' -, or lose their minds supressing the urge. Smoking vampiric blood in the form of [[FantasticDrug ''sanctus'']] staves the urge off, but never truly sates it.
* HunterOfHisOwnKind: All ''palebloods'' are {{Dhampyr}} children born of vampiric fathers and human mothers, and inherit many traits from their monstrous progenitors. Believing their birth to be a heavy sin against nature and God, the Ordo Argent recruit and train such children to dedicate their lives to the destruction of His enemies, be they vampire, demon, fae or any other monster of the dark, so that they may redeem their own cursed souls. Vampires are their most common quarry, and indeed much of a Silversaint's training focuses specifically on combating their undead relatives.
* TheOrder: The Ordo Argent is an ordained segment of the One Faith, operating from the fortress-monastery of San Michon for centuries prior to the events of the series. The Silversaints have played an important role in many key events throughout Imperial history, such as assassinating the rebel Ossian queen and [[OurWerebeastsAreDifferent duskdancer]] Ailidh the Bold, though their prominence skyrocketed after Daysdeath fell and the Dead began to rise.
* PowerTattoo: The ''aegis'' is a beautiful, intricate full-body tattoo worn by the Silversaints of the Ordo Argent. It acts as both a conduit for channelling the power of their faith and a supernatural armour/repellent, since it is painted with silvered ink and depicts holy inconography, positively blinding to all creatures of the dark. It has three segments: the chest is inked after the '''Trial of the Blood''', after the initiate Silversaint survives his first fight with a lowly vampire and their bloodline is determined; the left afterr the '''Trial of the Hunt''', after the initiate survives his first hunt out in the field; and, finally, the sword arm is decorated after the '''Trial of the Sword''', where the initiate has to slay his first beat with his own sword. The chest centrepiece usually depicts the crest of the bloodline to which the particular paleblood belongs, but other designs are also known to exist.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Much like vampires, ''palebloods'' who have freshly fed will have their eyes redden, often to the point of completely colouring their whites. This also happens whenever Silversaints smoke ''sanctus''.
* SilverHasMysticPowers: Silver burns evil almost as much as holy objects - combined, the two make for the best vampire hunting gear one could ask for. Silversaints use the metal for everything, from their weapons, forged from the ''silversteel'' alloy, to their equipment and even the ''aegis'' [[PowerTattoo tattoos]] upon their bodies, painted with an ink infused with colloidal silver.
* SlowlySlippingIntoEvil: Eventually, if they live long enough, all ''palebloods'' will succumb to the hungry curse passed onto them by their fathers, the thirst within them becoming unbearable. When this happens, rather than risk losing their minds or becoming no better than the beasts they hunt, a Silversaint is taken to "Heaven's Gate" by his brothers at San Michon. There, his throat is cut and his body cast into the waters of the river below, ensuring an honourable death and a short path to Heaven, or so it is said.
* TrainingFromHell: The initiates at San Michon are trained vigorously and harshly, since the elder brothers believe it is kinder to kill them than to send them fight the horrors of night unprepared. It involves not only rigorous exercise and demanding study sessions, but also live sparring with sharp (albeit only steel) blades which do inflict real injuries. Since GoodThingYouCanHeal is very much in effect for all initiates, this is not as dangerous as it sounds... but exactly as painful.
* VampireHunter: The Silversaints of the Ordo Argent are sworn to hunt creatures of darkness across the Empire, with vampires constituting their primary and most common quarry, though they are also mentioned to have hunted [[WickedWitch witches]], [[OurDemonsAreDifferent demons]], [[FairFolk faekin]] and [[OurWerebeastsAreDifferent duskdancers]].
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* MommasBoy: Growing up, Gabriel was significantly closer to his mother, Auriéle, than with his distant, often abusive stepfather. Auriéle raised Gabriel to be bold and take pride in his lineage and nature, to the point where Celene felt their mother viewed her and Amélie as secondary to their stepbrother. At the very least, Gabriel remembers her much more warmly than Celene does.
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* MommasBoy: Growing up, Gabriel was significantly closer to his mother, Auriéle, Auriél, than with his distant, often abusive stepfather. Auriéle raised Gabriel to be bold and take pride in his lineage and nature, to the point where Celene felt their mother viewed her and Amélie as secondary to their stepbrother. At the very least, Gabriel remembers her much more warmly than Celene does.
* CreepyGood: Due to her Becoming, Celene was left with [[WoundThatWillNotHeal a permanent, hideous patch of flayed skin across her neck and jaw]], giving her a NightmareFace and a slurred, hissing lisp. Combined with her WhiteMaskOfDoom, her dead vampire eyes and her MonstrousCannibalism, she is easily the darkest protagonist of the story. That said, as an Esana, she is firmly on the side of God and mankind, and her main goal is help Dior fulfill her destiny and end Daysdeath. [[WellIntentionedExtremist By any means necessary.]]
* DaddysGirl: In contrast to Gabriel, who was loved by their mother and hated by his stepfather, Celene was ever at odds with Auriél and sought comfort in her father's forge. She remembers her father warmly as a man who, like his daughters, would never be loved by his wife to the same degree as her bastard son.
* DaddysGirl: In contrast to Gabriel, who was loved by their mother and hated by his stepfather, Celene was ever at odds with Auriél and sought comfort in her father's forge. She remembers her father warmly as a man who, like his daughters, would never be loved by his wife to the same degree as her bastard son.
* MeaningfulName: In the old Nordish tongue, her surname, Castia, means ''castle''. Her father taught her that she ought to see herself as though made of the stone of castle walls, able to bear any battering life threw at her.
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* WoundThatWillNotHeal: Like all vampire's, Celene's body remains in the state it was in when she was killed, frozen in time. Unlike most vampires, however, Celene was killed by having her throat violently flayed from her neck by Laure Voss. This leaves her with a permanent NightmareFace of exposed bone and cartilage and a creepy, hissing lisp whenever she speaks. That being said, her wound ''is'' healing, extremely slowly, whenever Celene drinks a particularly powerful vampire.
